Not sure if @Further North checks the bass threads so I’ll put this here also, I knew he would enjoy 

 

Thanks!  On a fly too!

 

...I don't wander into the bass area often...

7 minutes ago, Further North said:

Thanks!  On a fly too!

 

...I don't wander into the bass area often...

He got two that day, the smaller one was the jumper in the video. First one was 45” but didn’t fight quite as hard 

 

we didn’t measure the second one, it was probably 40”+ 

 

I knew some guys who lived in the Toronto area that would specifically targeted gars when they weren't chasing trout or smallmouth.  They actually made a video of one of their trips but that was years ago.  The main toothy critter I catch around here are chain pickerel, and pike when I'm up in Ontario.  Here's one of the locals.

 

 

It's hard to describe the thrill when a 40"+ fish come out of nowhere and eats your fly. 

I have seen normally, quiet, relatively reserved anglers erupt with all kinds of exclamations...

47 minutes ago, Further North said:

It's hard to describe the thrill when a 40"+ fish come out of nowhere and eats your fly. 

I have seen normally, quiet, relatively reserved anglers erupt with all kinds of exclamations...

My buddy was telling a story when he hooked that second one. He calmly stated a sentence, set the hook, the next part of the sentence got exponentially louder and the rod doubled over and started surging 

My friend in PNW primarily targets tiger musky on fly rod. 

 

 

unless false albacore are running

I moved to Richmond almost 20 years ago now and first trip was on the James river.  I was wading a popular spot and something hit my clouser.  It was fighting i na way I knew it wasn't a bass and when i got it close, it was a gar.  I had never seen one before or even knew what it was but I saw all those teeth and said nah, you can keep my clouser.  Since then I have caught many more and they are a blast to target when feeding on top.  A guy at the fly shop here showed me the nylon rope fly which is basically a nylon rope picked out and you let them take it and it gets caught in their teeth and you bring them in, easier than trying to hook them and their bony mouths.  I always keep a couple of those flies handy when on the river in case I see them cruising and feeding, same goes for carp flies

4 hours ago, bulldog1935 said:

My friend in PNW primarily targets tiger musky on fly rod. 

 

 

unless false albacore are running

Is that tiger musky Columbia River drainage?